Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2016

Peugeot has designed a new gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid racing concept: the L500 R Hybrid. Developed by Peugeot Sport teams, the 500-bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain features two electric motors (one front and one rear) plus a 270 hp gasoline engine, yielding peak torque of 730 N·m (538 lb-ft).

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 30, 2014

Toyota has confirmed it is to bring its hybrid technology to the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. It will enter two hybrid tech racing cars into the new WEC season, a calendar which includes the Le Mans 24 Hours. For the third year running the driver line-up will consist of Alex Wurz, Nicola[.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Toyota Racing is gearing up for the new FIA World Endurance Championship season and the Le Mans 24 Hours Race, by introducing an updated TS030 Hybrid Car (pictured). The TS030 made its debut last year and managed to earn three victories from its six races: and now the 2013 model is set to undergo testing [.].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

The system is smaller than conventional battery or super-capacitor hybrid units, which means it does not compromise seating or passenger capacity and can be retro-fitted to existing fleets. In June, GKN’s Gyrodrive system helped power Audi Motorsport’s hybrid race car to a third consecutive victory in the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2011

The littlest Lexus, the 2011 CT 200h five-door hybrid hatchback, will start showing up at U.S. dealers over the next couple of months. It's clearly a different kind of Lexus--the perplexing "Darker Side of Green" ad campaign and its associated video proved that--but Lexus is using the new car to take it into new places.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

In 2012, Audi achieved the first victory of a hybrid racing car in the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Audi R18 e-tron quattro remained unbeaten in the world’s most important endurance race three times in a row. Since 2014, Audi has also been successful in fully-electric racing with Formula E.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 4, 2012

The Le Mans 24 Hours race, taking place on June 16-17, promises to be more competitive than ever thanks to the arrival of the Toyota Racing TS030 Hybrid cars (pictured). Two of the vehicles will take part in the event and have just completed the traditional test day. It was the first time that Toyota [.].

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Road Atlanta -- Two days before the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid competes for the first time on U.S. soil, the head of its development team said the company plans further development of the technology.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 26, 2013

At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype. It''s been a good week for electric vehicles in motor sport.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2010

Porsche’s 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car will race for the first time in North America at The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón’s signature event—the Petit Le Mans on 2 October at Road Atlanta. The hybrid is equipped with a flywheel energy recovery system (KERS). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2011

Examples of Mission’s latest technology at work include the integration of Mission powertrain components in high-performance hybrid race cars and the record-breaking Mission R electric superbike. Mission currently provides vehicle manufacturers with optimized electric powertrain solutions based on the company’s core technology.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

With quattro drive we revolutionized rally racing and subsequently set standards in circuit racing as well. In the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Audi was the first manufacturer to have achieved victories with a TFSI engine, a TDI and a hybrid race car, so writing motorsport history on several occasions.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 19, 2011

Possibly the most rapturously received vehicle at last week's Detroit Auto Show was the Porsche 918 RSR coupe, a hybrid race car that isn't even street-legal. And it's about as far from the quintessential Toyota Prius hybrid as you could get.

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Electricity and high-performance cars may or may not mix, depending on your frame of reference, but whether you're a Tesla fan or Formula 1 devotee, it's easy to agree that a hybrid or all-electric Porsche would be a welcome creation for sports car and EV fans alike.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2013

Audi has once again won the Le Mans 24 Hours race with its Audi R18 e-tron quattro car, the second time in successive years that its hybrid race car has taken the title. It’s the twelfth win for the Audi team overall, at the world’s most famous endurance race, which returned for its 90th year on Su[.]. Hybrid cars Audi'

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Endurance racing has more than its share of heartbreak. For Porsche Motorsport, this weekend's Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta provided sweet relief to a galling memory: Its unique 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car retired less than two hours before the checkered flag during May's 24 Hours of Nurburgring.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 25, 2007

From today's NY Times Toyota to Test Plug-In Hybrid, Rivaling G.M.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

The Geneva Motor Show will mark the world premiere of a parallel full hybrid model from Porsche. Porsche will use the event to introduce the RSR hybrid racing car concept to a European audience as well as its world premiere model. Not too much is known about the new debutant but what we do know [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

The new product is targeted to be a high-power electrical storage system for hybrid racing cars capable of deep depths of discharge with no performance degradation and a long service life.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

Ogiso also highlighted how hybrid technology is influencing motorsports, and how motorsports will aid the development of better hybrid technologies in the future. The challenge of the hybrid race car has been the added weight of the battery and electric motor, he noted.

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JUNE 4, 2021

Other features such as a synchronized braking system, hybrid racing tires, advanced front, and rear suspension, etc. The vehicle uses a water cooling system to ensure the high-efficiency operation of the scooter. More than 80 sensors constantly monitor this vehicle’s health and performance. make this vehicle safe and reliable.

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

With sales of Toyota hybrids booming in its home country and elsewhere across the globe, Toyota leads the competition in the hybrid market. Seemingly every hybrid model developed by the company fares well including the newly releases Lexus HS 250h. So what could hold Toyota back in this hybrid race?

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2010

This year’s American Le Mans Series Petit Le Mans event will play host to the North American debut of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car. The hybrid, which is equipped with a flywheel energy recovery system, will debut at the event on October 2 at Road Atlanta after making its European debut at [.].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Porsche has presented the second generation of its Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid race car. The new racer will compete in the 8 MJ category (8 MJ of recovered energy per race lap)—the highest of the current four energy categories in the LMP1 class. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Development of this lithium-ion battery was inspired by technologies that have already proven themselves under the conditions in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team's Formula 1 hybrid racing cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

At the same time, the speed of the LMP1 race cars continually increases. To control it, the officials of the FIA, the WEC and the Le Mans organizer ACO allocate less fuel energy to the hybrid race cars to control the lap times.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

The aim of the product is to produce a high power electrical storage system for hybrid racing cars that can achieve deep levels of discharge without degrading its performance. It will be named the Flywheel Capacitor and will consist of a high speed carbon fibre flywheel connected to a high-speed electric motor generator.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Development of the lithium-ion energy storage system began in 2016 and was inspired by technologies that have proven themselves in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Race Hybrid. Race Hybrid is the mode for maximum performance and an especially sporty driving style. In addition, the electric motors provide support in the form of electric boosting or when the operating point of the combustion engine can be optimized for greater efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The development of the lithium-ion energy storage system is inspired by technologies that have already been proven in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. Among these is the AMG high-performance battery (HPB).

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